University Of Nevada Reno

University Of Nevada Reno

Assistant/Associate/Professor of Practice, Construction Engineering and Management

University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Senior · Full-time

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About the role

  • The School of Civil, Chemical, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, invites applications for a for a nine-month, non-tenure-track faculty position.
  • The intended start date for the position is July 1, 2027.

Responsibilities

  • Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
  • We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

Requirements

  • An M.S. degree in construction engineering and management, construction management, civil engineering, or a closely related field.
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant industry experience in construction management or engineering.
  • Demonstrated establishment of network connections within the construction industry, and a track record of collaboration with companies, organizations, and professionals.
  • Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
  • Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Nice to have

  • In addition to the above-required qualifications the following qualifications are preferred.
  • Licensure as a professional engineer or demonstration of an intent to become registered.
  • Demonstrated experience in the teaching of relevant construction engineering and management courses including laboratories at the undergraduate level.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience in a leadership role.
  • This is a 9-month, "B" contract appointment.
  • Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
  • Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.

Compensation

  • Compensation is competitive and commensurate with rank, education, and experience, consistent with the appropriate faculty compensation grade within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
  • The salary schedule can be found here: Salary Schedules and Faculty Overload | Human Resources under "Academic Faculty Engineering (nine-month contract) salaries.
  • E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

Benefits

  • Perks of working at UNR
  • Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
  • Generous sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability - Faculty Benefits
  • The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.
  • Providing state-of-the-art education

Company info

  • The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
  • Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
  • Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
  • The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. The University's physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025. Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as "University Village," to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
  • The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge.
  • Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
  • Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.
  • The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
  • Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus.
  • The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L.
  • Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting.
  • The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
  • The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown.
  • Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum.
  • The University's physical infrastructure is expanding with ongoing construction of the newly named John Tullock Business Building, set to open in fall 2025.
  • Groundbreaking is also planned for a new State Public Health Laboratory Building on campus, alongside the recent acquisition of 16 parcels near campus, known as "University Village," to provide affordable housing for graduate students and early career faculty.
  • Collaborating with world-renowned organizations, the University fosters innovation through initiatives such as the Digital Wolf Pack partnership with Apple, which ensures equitable access to technology
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